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Southwest Inspired Black Beans and Eggs

1
Points® value
Total Time
40 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
This twist on Huevos Rancheros is ultrasatisfying. A squeeze of fresh lime juice just before servingadds wonderful brightness to the dish.

Ingredients

Olive oil

2 tsp(s), (10 ml)

Onion

1 large, diced

Jalapeño pepper

1 small, seeded and diced

Canned black beans

2 cup(s), (850 g), rinsed and drained

Water

¼ cup(s), (60 ml)

Fresh lime juice

2 tsp(s), (10 ml)

Garlic clove

1 clove(s), medium, minced

Table salt

½ tsp(s), (2 ml)

Ground cumin

½ tsp(s), (2 ml)

Egg

6 large

Grape tomatoes

2 cup(s), (500 ml), chopped

Uncooked scallions

3 medium, sliced

Shredded cheddar cheese

¼ cup(s), (60 ml), sharp variety

Cilantro

¼ cup(s), (60 ml), chopped

Lime

1 medium, cut into 6 wedges

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, heat oil over mediumhigh heat. Add onion and jalapeño; cook, stirring often, until soft, 710 minutes. Add beans, water, lime juice, garlic, salt and cumin; stir and heat through. Remove skillet from heat; lightly mash beans and cover to keep warm.
  2. Fry eggs in a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat.
  3. Serve eggs over bean mixture, topped with tomatoes, scallions, cheese and cilantro; serve with lime wedges when serving.
  4. Serving size: 1 egg, 125 ml (1/2 cup) bean mixture and 75 ml (1/3 cup) tomato mixture

Notes

Spice this up with a dash of hot sauce. Be careful not to touch face with hands after prepping jalapeno.